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and strong that he dressed himself in his royal robes and took his gold
sceptre in his hand。 And when the courtiers came in to see if he were dead�察�
there stood the Emperor with his sword in one hand and his sceptre in the
other�察�and said�察 �Good´morning� ─�
MARGERY'S GARDEN��1�А�
��1�А�I have always been inclined to avoid�察�in my work among children�察�
the ;how to make; and ;how to do; kind of story�察 �it is too likely to
trespass on the ground belonging by right to its more artistic and less
intentional kinsfolk。 Nevertheless�察 �there is a legitimate place for the
instruction´story。 Within its own limits�察�and especially in a school use�察�it
has a real purpose to serve�察 �and a real desire to meet。 Children have a
genuine taste for such morsels of practical information�察�if the bites aren't
made too big and too solid。 And to the teacher of the first grades�察 �from
whom so much is demanded in the way of practical instruction�察 �I know
that these stories are a boon。 They must be chosen with care�察 �and used
with discretion�察�but they need never be ignored。
I venture to give some little stories of this type�察�which I hope may be
of use in the schools where country life and country work is an unknown
experience to the children。
There was once a little girl named Margery�察�who had always lived in
the city。 The flat where her mother and father lived was at the top of a big
apartment´house�察 �and you couldn't see a great deal from the windows�察�
except clothes´lines on other people's roofs。 Margery did not know much
about trees and flowers�察 �but she loved them dearly�察 �whenever it was a
pleasant Sunday she used to go with her mother and father to the park and
look at the lovely flower´beds。 They seemed always to be finished�察�though�察�
and Margery was always wishing she could see them grow。
One spring�察�when Margery was nine�察�her father's work changed so that
he could move into the country�察�and he took a little house a short distance
outside the town where his new position was。 Margery was delighted。 And
the very first thing she said�察�when her father told her about it�察�was�察 �Oh�察�
may I have a garden�拭�MAY I have a garden�拭─�
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Margery's mother was almost as eager for a garden as she was�察 �and
Margery's father said he expected to live on their vegetables all the rest of
his life� �So it was soon agreed that the garden should be the first thing
attended to。
Behind the little house were apple trees�察�a plum tree�察�and two or three
pear trees�察�then came a stretch of rough grass�察�and then a stone wall�察�with a
gate leading into the pasture。 It was in the grassy land that the garden was
to be。 A big piece was to be used for corn and peas and beans�察�and a little
piece at the end was to be saved for Margery。
;What shall we have in it�拭─�asked her mother。
;Flowers�察─ �said Margery�察 �with shining eyes�察�blue�察 �and white�察 �and
yellow�察�and pink��every kind of flower� ─�
;Surely�察�flowers�察─�said her mother�察 �and shall we not have a little salad
garden in the midst�察�as they do in England�拭─�
;What is a salad garden�拭─�Margery asked。
;It is a garden where you have all the things that make nice salad�察─�
said her mother�察 �laughing�察 �for Margery was fond of salads�察 �you have
lettuce�察 �and endive�察 �and romaine�察 �and parsley�察 �and radishes�察 �and
cucumbers�察�and perhaps little beets and young onions。;
;Oh� �how good it sounds� ─�said Margery。 ;I vote for the salad garden。;
That very evening�察�Margery's father took pencil and paper�察�and drew
out a plan for her garden�察�first�察�they talked it all over�察�then he drew what
they decided on�察�it looked like the diagram on the next page。
;The outside strip is for flowers�察─�said Margery's father�察 �and the next
marks mean a footpath�察�all the way round the beds�察�that is so you can get
at the flowers to weed and to pick�察 �there is a wider path through the
middle�察�and the rest is all for rows of salad vegetables。;
;Papa�察�it is glorious� ─�said Margery。
Papa laughed。 ;I hope you will still think it glorious when the weeding
time comes�察─ �he said�察 �for you know�察 �you and mother have promised to
take care of this garden�察�while I take care of the big one。;
;I wouldn't NOT take care of it for anything� ─�said Margery。 ;I want to
feel that it is my very own。;
Her father kissed her�察�and said it was certainly her ;very own。;
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Two evenings after that�察 �when Margery was called in from her first
ramble in a ;really�察�truly pasture�察─�she found the expressman at the door of
the little house。
;Something for you�察�Margery�察─�said her mother�察�with the look she had
when something nice was happening。
It was a box�察�quite a big box�察�with a label on it that said�此�
MISS MARGERY BROWN�察�WOODVILLE�察�MASS。
From Seeds and Plants Company�察�Boston。
Margery could hardly wait to open it。 It was filled with little
packages�察 �all with printed labels�察 �and in the packages�察 �of course�察 �were
seeds。 It made Margery dance�察�just to read the names��nasturtium�察�giant
helianthus�察�coreopsis�察�calendula�察�Canterbury bells�此�more names than I can
tell you�察�and other packages�察�bigger�察�that said�察 �Peas�此�Dwarf Telephone�察─�
and ;Sweet Corn�察─�and such things� �Margery could almost smell the posies�察�
she was so excited。 Only�察�she had seen so little of flowers that she did not
always know what the names meant。 She did not know that a helianthus
was a sunflower till her mother told her�察�and she had never seen the dear�察�
blue�察�bell´shaped flowers that always grow in old´fashioned gardens�察�and
are called Canterbury bells。 She thought the calendula must be a strange�察�
grand flower�察�by its name�察�but her mother told her it was the gay�察�sturdy�察�
every´dayish little posy called a marigold。 There was a great deal for a
little city girl to be surprised about�察�and it did seem as if morning was a
long way off� �
;Did you think you could plant them in the morning�拭─ �asked her
mother。 ;You know�察�dear�察�the ground has to be made ready first�察�it takes a
little time��it may be several days before you can plant。;
That was another surprise。 Margery had thought she could begin to
sow the seed right off。
But this was what was done。 Early the next morning�察 �a man came
driving into the yard�察�with two strong white horses�察�in his wagon was a
plough。 I suppose you have seen ploughs�察�but Margery never had�察�and she
watched with great interest�察�while the man and her father took the plough
from the cart and harnessed the horses to it。 It was a great�察�three´cornered
piece of sharp steel�察�with long handles coming up from it�察�so that a man
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could hold it in place。 It looked like this�此�
;I brought a two´horse plough because it's green land�察─�the man said。
Margery wondered what in the world he meant�察 �it was green grass�察 �of
course�察�but what had that to do with the kind of plough�拭 �What does he
mean�察�father�拭─�she whispered�察�when she got a chance。 ;He means that this
land has not been ploughed before�察�or not for many years�察�it will be hard to
turn the soil�察�and one horse could not pull the plough�察─�said her father。 So
Margery had learned what ;green land; was。
The man was for two hours ploughing the little strip of land。 He drove
the sharp end of the plough into the soil�察�and held it firmly so�察�while the
horses dragged it along in a straight line。 Margery found it fascinating to
see the long line of dark earth and green grass come rolling up and turn
over�察 �as the knife passed it。 She could see that it took real skill and
strength to keep the line even�察 �and to avoid the stones。 Sometimes the
plough struck a hidden stone�察�and then the man was jerked almost off his
feet。 But he only laughed�察�and said�察 �Tough piece of land�察�be a lot better
the second year。;
When he had ploughed�察�the man went
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